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Victim

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Actors: Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price

Director: Basil Dearden

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Recognized as the very first motion picture to use the word “homosexual”, Victim is a suspense thriller that follows the struggles of an esteemed gay lawyer who is blackmailed for his sexual orientation. Starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms, the British film is directed by Basil Dearden and was released in 1961. Read More Here

“It’s a film of courage.”—Roger Ebert

“It may sometimes feel like an archaic gay rights lecture, but it’s nevertheless an involving and well-made thriller that brought homosexuality to the filmic mainstream for the first time.”—Big Gay Picture Show

“One simple message emerges from amidst all the other moral and social complexities that it stirs up: fearful prejudice, bitter contempt and legalistic persecution that are directed toward any form of love between consenting adults makes victims of us all.”—CriterionCast

Features:

Format: PAL

Language: English

Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe)

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 – 1.66:1

Number of discs: 1

Classification: 12

Studio: Network

DVD Release Date: 10 April 2006

Run Time: 100 minutes

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